Simviation Forum - Demo Flight

Mar 26^th, 2006 at 8:37pm

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I took a demo flight today, and now it's confirmed I'm not bored with flying! Cheesy

I must admit, I was a bit timid to take the controls and all I did was fly straight and level (more or less) and a turn or two, but it was great! Cheesy

For the longest time I had thought I had lost interest in flying, but my fears have been laid to rest! It's my interest in simulation that has waned! Unfortunately it was only 30 minutes long, but it was very choppy, so it made for a very interesting flight! I can't see why anyone would want to fly a jet. We did all kinds of wild stuff in "just" a Cessna! Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun! Grin

Now I need to get a drivers licence so I can take flying lessons! Tongue

PS: Oh, and they were so nice! They let me turn the scenery detail slider to the maximum!

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Reply #1 - Mar 26^th, 2006 at 10:47pm

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Yay!

..you're hooked now; no going back. Wink

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Reply #2 - Mar 26^th, 2006 at 10:49pm

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So what exactlly did you do that can be defined as "wild" in a cessna?

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Reply #3 - Mar 27^th, 2006 at 2:29am

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That "stunt" where anything not properly secured floats in midair. Not really a stunt, but I was having fun, and ATC doesn't like that. Grin

Besides, those steep climbs are great too. Cheesy

F-16? Hoo hah! Give me a Cessna! Grin

A Stuka would be better, but hey!

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Reply #4 - Mar 27^th, 2006 at 8:30pm

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yah, stalls are fun.

Even at the age of fourteen I had my first stall just a few months ago. I stopped breathing for 5 seconds.

Tight turns are also fun. Grin

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Reply #5 - Mar 27^th, 2006 at 9:02pm

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Aww common, stalls aren't that bad-you can stop breathing when the propeller stops doing that whirry thing shortly after takeoff Wink

And 605, were you referring to negative Gs? That's not something CFIs generally do on demo flights!

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Reply #6 - Mar 27^th, 2006 at 9:08pm

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Aww common, stalls aren't that bad-you can stop breathing when the propeller stops doing that whirry thing shortly after takeoff Wink

I was just kind of surprised when it happened.

We did three of them. Wink

And I LOVED it!

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Reply #7 - Mar 27^th, 2006 at 10:22pm

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That's an excellent way to beat the flight-simming blahs, and congratulations!
And welcome to the oft-misunderstood theme park known as "G.A."!!
Please leave your mind in the hangar, and your wallet at the front desk...
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Reply #8 - Mar 28^th, 2006 at 11:13am

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PS: Oh, and they were so nice! They let me turn the scenery detail slider to the maximum!

How did the frame rate hold up?

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Reply #9 - Mar 28^th, 2006 at 10:30pm

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He must've gotten an advance copy of Vista and FSX, 'cause those were some great frames... Roll Eyes

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And 605, were you referring to negative Gs? That's not something CFIs generally do on demo flights!

No. Goodness, no! That would be irresponsible of him! We never had this conversation! Grin

In hindsight, all I did was fly straight and turn once. But the winds were really something that day, so it was quite the ride. It was neat when we flew about 500-1000 feet under a 737. Cheesy

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